‘The Eternals’ Casting Rumors Addressed By Millie Bobby Brown, Kumail Nanjiani, And Kevin Feige
We’re less than a week out from San Diego Comic-Con, and even though we know Marvel Studioswill have their own panelat the convention, that’s not stopping rampant speculation about upcoming casting announcements that could be revealed.
One of Marvel’s upcoming films, although not officially announced, will beThe Eternals.The movie focuses on more characters from the cosmic side of the Marvel Comics universe, and in recent months, there have been several reports of who is being brought in to star in the movie. Now some of those cast members, and Marvel Studios mastermindKevin Feigehimself, have chimed in about these reports and rumors. Find out what everyone is saying aboutThe Eternalscast below.
Ever sinceVarietyran their piece trying to predict what will come of the Marvel Studios panel at Comic-Con, the rumor aboutStranger Thingsstar MillieBobby Brownjoining the cast has been making the rounds yet again. The actress has already claimed that she hasn’t heard anything about that, but the rumor resurfaced with such vigor recently that she felt the need to address it in a livestreamed video on Instagram. The actress said (viaComic Book Resources):
“Everybody thinks that I’m going to be in a Marvel movie. Not that I know of!. My family and I have no idea, so I just want to let everyone know that I’m not as of right now.”
So unless Marvel Studios is waiting until the last minute to strike up negotiations with her or Brown is really good at going out of her way to flat out lie to fans, this doesn’t seem likely.
Along with Millie Bobby Brown’s name, another actor being tossed around with ties toThe EternalsisRogue One: A Star Wars Storysupporting actor and renowned action starDonnie Yen. Interestingly enough, Kevin Feige addressed both of those rumors without confirming or denying them in an interview withComicbook.com:
“Both good actors that would be fun to see in the MCU. But nothing specific, or nothing to talk about.”
That’s pretty much the answer we’d expect when announcements about that movie’s cast are probably just around the corner at Comic-Con. However, when it comes to one of the reported names being involved inThe Eternals, their casting seems to have been confirmed by a recent lifestyle change.
Kumail Nanjianihas beenreported to have a rolein the cosmic Marvel movie, but when he was recently interviewed byVarietyfor this weekend’s action comedyStuber, he couldn’t confirm or deny either. Nanjiani said:
However, it just so happens that Nanjiani was recently profiled byMen’s Health, and he commented about how his lack of muscle and tone in his body is holding him back from expanding his career into more action-oriented, leading man opportunities. He said, “I realize what’s holding me back from those roles is how I look. So I’m changing that.”
Sounds like the perfect way to prepare for a leading role in an upcoming comic book movie. It’s exactly what Chris Pratt did before getting in front of the camera forGuardians of the Galaxy, and now he’s ripped as hell.
We’re guessing that we’ll find out all aboutThe Eternalsand whatever else Marvel Studios has up their sleeve when they take over Hall H on Saturday, July 20. Stay tuned for our coverage of all the announcements.
